Andreia Sousa Fortes, NCPS
4 years in practice
Andreia Sousa Fortes is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and grief.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCPS4344 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Andreia
Andreia Sousa Fortes is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. She brings four years of direct professional experience in the United Kingdom and works in English and Portuguese. Andreia aims to make conversations straightforward and respectful.
She adapts sessions to each person's needs and focuses on clear, doable steps rather than jargon. This makes it easier for someone feeling overwhelmed to take small actions and move forward.
Background and approach
Her work covers common concerns such as depression, addictions, sleeping and eating problems, low self-esteem and coping with major life changes. She also supports people dealing with attachment or abandonment worries, communication difficulties, codependency and other relational strains. Andreia pays attention to how past hurt and trauma can affect day-to-day life.
In session she draws on a mix of approaches including acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy. That mix is used to match the person and the problem rather than follow a single template. Andreia describes her role as supportive and empowering.
She helps people clarify goals, try new ways of coping and notice what changes help. Conversations are shaped around what matters to the person and what feels achievable. People who want to start can expect a collaborative process where the pace is decided together.
She asks questions, listens closely and helps plan next steps that fit each person's life and priorities.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Andreia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Andreia names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values and actions that matter. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to build safer, more supported ways of relating. This work can help with abandonment worries, attachment issues and difficulties in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Andreia will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before, then try methods that suit the person. The process is collaborative and adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or work around camera fatigue. Live chat or messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick skills practice or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent around busy lives and changing schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Andreia help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She also works with addictions, eating and sleeping problems, self esteem and coping with life changes.
What is Andreia's therapeutic style?
Sessions mix client-centred listening with practical techniques from CBT, DBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The aim is to match approach and tools to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Andreia has four years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom. That background informs how she supports people through common life challenges.
What credentials and base location are listed?
She holds NCPS credentials and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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